Tracing the thread…
His surrealist narratives systematically shatter conventional storytelling expectations, trapping characters and audiences in dreamlike worlds that defy logical resolution.
Yorgos Lanthimos GreeceHis films deliberately subvert genre conventions and social norms, creating absurdist scenarios where characters and viewers must abandon preconceived notions of how stories should unfold.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul ThailandHis slow cinema practice rejects narrative momentum and emotional manipulation, forcing audiences to escape their expectations of what cinema should deliver and how it should move them.